quietchapel Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I know there were some threads about how the two programs compare, but I can't find them! Does anyone know where they are? Or do you have thoughts about the two? I am just trying to decide between them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I have a child who hated workbooks, so CLE was difficult to implement here. Plus, she retains very little, in general, from workbooks. If your kids are like mine, that might be a deal-breaker for CLE at your house. I'm planning to use R&S this coming year, but haven't tried it yet. IIRC, R&S is considered more thorough and has better writing lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietchapel Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thank you! That's just the kind of info I was hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryjam Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I haven't used R&S, but my kids love workbooks and dislike using a text and their own paper or notebooks, so CLE is perfect for us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The workbook issue decided it for me. I prefer textbooks I can pass from child to child rather than workbooks I have to purchase again and again. We use R&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 We've tried both LA offerings. Worktexts seem to get done better than texts for LA here, so we use CLE. It also includes penmanship and spelling, Rod and Staff English doesn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio McFluffypants Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I've used R&S grammar grades 2-6 and CLE LA grades 2,5 and 7. I greatly prefer the spiral format of CLE. I think that the compostition portion of CLE is stronger than R&S while at the same time appearing less intimidating to the student. I am actually giving away all of my R&S grammar books because we like CLE so much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Another difference is that CLE is spiral, so they're continually hitting certain topics and getting more review. R&S will have a chapter on nouns, a chapter on verbs, a chapter on adjectives, etc. And it's the same order each year. There is oral review, but the main teaching is sequential. My son that gets grammar easily found it really boring (he's used parts of grades 2, 3, 4, and 5). I don't have experience with CLE LA beyond grade 1... My 3rd son finished 106 before our school year ended. He'll start 107 next week. He loves it. My kids enjoy workbooks and the satisfaction they get when they complete one. Also, R&S breaks up the subjects into separate books, so for grade 2 you'd have a grammar book, a phonics workbook, a reading workbook, a spelling workbook, and a handwriting workbook. My rising 3rd grader is doing R&S for phonics/reading/spelling, but adding in grammar and handwriting would be too much for him. I will probably move him to CLE once he completes the phonics and spelling books he's working in now. CLE LA includes phonics, grammar, spelling, and handwriting at the grade 1-2 levels. They have a separate reading program. CLE LA would not have worked well for my oldest, who got grammar and reading easily but struggled more with writing and spelling. He needed different levels for different LA subjects. My other two boys seem to work roughly at one LA level across the board. So that's something else to consider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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